Sr Counsel - Corporate Legal

Tata Communications Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications Limited seeks an experienced corporate lawyer to oversee contract management, streamline documentation, and lead multi-unit coordination across global teams. You will develop templates, manage risk, and drive timely closure of complex commercial transactions.

The role requires 12–15 years in corporate commercial law, with 5–7 years handling cross-border matters, and strong advisory capabilities for sales and management teams in a fast-paced, remote-enabled environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified with a law degree from a reputed university in India.
• Post-qualification experience of 12–15 years in corporate commercial law.
• 5–7 years handling cross-border and cross-cultural teams; domestic and international contracts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contract management processes and expedite legal support with new processes.
• Lead projects to streamline documentation and contracting; create templates.
• Coordinate across business units and management teams.
• Manage risk; document risks and advise on risk registry implementation.
• Participate in recruitment, set goals, review performance, and train teams on legal issues.
• Review standard and non-standard commercial agreements and drive deal closure.
• Apply strategic thinking to support new products and services.
• Interface with procurement, compliance, regulatory and litigation teams as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Civil law knowledge

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Cross-border contracts

Legal risk management

Education

Law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a reputed Indian university

Job description

Responsibilities

• Oversee contract management processes; proactively explore new processes to expedite legal support.
• Spearhead improvement projects related to streamlining documentation and contracting processes. Create needed templates. Implement processes, procedures and documentation for new services. Maintain standard template agreements (including service schedules) and related documentation. Work on cross functional team projects.
• Ensure strong coordination across various business units and management teams.
• Proactively manage risk management; document and manage legal risks and communicate same to business clients and management. Advise on implementation of risk registry.
• Regularly review team structure and assess talent requirements; participate in the recruitment and selection process for team reporting to this position; conduct goal setting and performance review for the team; drive team development, engage and reward initiatives; provide/ensure training for counsel and business/sales teams on legal or related issues where required; build relationships with sales and business teams/senior managers.
• Review drafting and negotiating “standard” and “non-standard” commercial agreements for the provision of services, with minimal supervision; advise business/sales team of relevant issues; supervise team on the same. Manage multiple matters at a time. Ensure timely closure of transactions in accordance with company strategy and policies.
• Apply strategic and innovative thinking to support new business, including for the review and launch of new products and services.
• Develop knowledge/apply skills to interface with and refer matters to other legal department teams as required (including procurement, compliance, regulatory and litigation).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualification & Experience

• Knowledge or experience of the civil law system.
• Experience of negotiating global or multi-jurisdiction contracts and deals.
• Qualified with excellent academic background Law Degree from a reputable university/institution. He/she should be qualified in India with minimum post qualification experience of 12 to 15 years in corporate commercial law and out of which 5-7 years should be spent handling cross-border and cross-cultural teams; experience in domestic and international corporate, commercial and contract law.
• Experience in transactional matters, especially relating to telecommunications (strongly preferred) or other technology industries. Should have experience in working across management levels and in international business environments.
• Excellent communication, technical and negotiation skills, with the ability to work autonomously and manage multiple transactions and persons across a range of relevant jurisdictions.
• Excellent technical drafter with a strong understanding of contract law, the judgment to elevate items where appropriate to other legal teams (e.g. compliance/regulatory).
• Experience of managing multiple matters at a time, including complex transactions, and proactively engaging with internal stakeholders to drive a deal to closure;
• The ability to think out of the box and to apply strategic and innovative thinking to support the business;
• Ability to work autonomously (with minimal supervision), and yet work collaboratively with other members of the legal team, with judgment to elevate issues where appropriate;
• Excellent communications skills; ability to work in an unstructured, fast-paced, multi-cultural environment;
• Understanding of different cultures and legal systems and ability to make fast, accurate on the spot decisions on complex legal issues facing companies on a daily basis;
• Ability to work and thrive in a remote-working environment and proactively take steps to integrate with the organisation.